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PINNED Terminal emulator support on Docker image
Docker utility should support Functional Perspective test scripts. Slack Issue https://devops---testing.slack.com/archives/CGV8AAGCD/p1645022341509149

Rational Automated Software Quality

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Have the ability to choose whether a step that fails log an error

In some cases, I do not want that an action that fails produce a report with error. To do this, I would like it to disable the error feedback on any step (Action, Verification Point or Variable Assignment).
over 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester / Workbench 3 Planned for future release

JavaScript object improvements

In the Custom Code (JavaScript) Details, the following GUI changes:- Order of fields.1-Description2-Select Javascript3-Arguments4-Method (should be a selection of what's available - not keyin)5-change "Test Variable" to "Store return value in:"
over 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Planned for future release

Better insight what steps and code is executed

Now in RTW we have the ability to run Javascript and Java. Both are very sensitive to versions and need a lot of debugging. With that you want to have better debugging support than none. E.g. ability to print out values to a console ranging up to ...
over 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester / Workbench 2 Not under consideration

Navigate to next should start searching from selected node

When selecting a node in a log file and select "Navigate to next" it should start searching from the selected node and not from the first.
over 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester / Workbench 2 Not under consideration

Limit waiting time for extraction of value

Each VP has a overwrite possibility of the waiting time. This gives you the ability to tune each VP. Similar option is requested on the extraction of a variable in the Variable Assignment Details. A sample project can be provided showing this beha...
over 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester / Workbench 2 Not under consideration

RTWW - Option to dynamically create JS should be available for the user

Option to dynamically create JS should be available for the user.use case:A user is doing maintenance on the RTWW script.He is trying to create a JS with in RTWWAt present user is will not be able to do it in RTWW.User is forced to first create a ...
over 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 3 Planned for future release

Improved VP reporting

Amazing! I just saw it today. We don't have a clear VP reporting. In a VP should be stated clearly "What's expected/baseline: " and "What is observed: ". In all VPs only the observed is documented. Bad, bad, bad.When possible it should be reported...
over 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Planned for future release

Ability to edit value which is substituted

When recording you enter a specific value e.g. 27 for a certain field. This value is substituted by an other value (datapool, function etc). I want to edit the original value to make the actual test more readable (27 to Age_from_Datapool). This va...
over 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester / Workbench 2 Not under consideration

Ability to set/reset WebUI settings in the test

Ability to set/reset the various settings from the script. This enables to control the test execution by the script it self and not based on external settings from the user.
over 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Not under consideration

RTWW - user unable to record the keyboard action

During the recording of a test script there are many occations that the user is forced to use the keyboard controls to navigate the browser Ex: Tab , enter and function keysCurrently RTWW do not support such user actions. It would be good to have ...
over 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 4 Planned for future release